In a faraway fairytale, in an ancient kingdom, there was a forest of thorns. The demonized thorns there were as frightening as demons, blocking all gazes. Nobody knew that in that silent forest, there was a castle with a long history, and in the highest room of the castle, a beautiful sleeping beauty princess was sleeping.
Pitiful as she was born beautiful, she was cursed by an evil witch. In the most beautiful years of her life, she fell into an eternal slumber. Only a prince from afar would be able to awaken her with a kiss filled with true love.
She waited and waited. Several decades passed, but the prince didn't come. Several hundred years passed, but the prince who was late and lost finally found his way back …
"Heloise, if you give me any more random explanations, I'll hang you up as the narrator! I mean what I say! "
The little witch with a sharp tongue was hopping around in the dark forest. She would occasionally pick up precious plant materials and put them into her bag, just like a little girl picking mushrooms. However, the stories she added to the story made me speechless.
"You're right. Look at this forest, isn't it exactly the same as in the fairytale? Amelia was once a princess, and you're indeed a prince. This fairytale has become reality. A heroic prince has overcome all obstacles to save her. This is every girl's childhood dream!"
"You're Prince Roland!"
"She's Princess Amelia Milan."
"This is the Thorns Kingdom from the fairytale!"
"I'm the kind fairy who guides the prince!"
The young fake loli held the ice flower in her hands and revealed an expression of longing and even infatuation. She even grew a pair of fairy wings and started dancing lightly. Her love-struck smile made her seem like a young girl in the prime of her youth whose IQ had dropped because she was in love … She seemed to have accidentally insulted something. Cough cough, don't mind her.
She was quite happy, but I only felt a headache, chest pain, and stomach ache. This magical pet in front of me was far too troublesome. Although she was much livelier now that she had slightly let go of her grudge, and the gears of time that had been stagnant for countless years were beginning to turn again, the Banshee Queen of the past seemed to have some strange characteristics of a wild girl. However, if I was the one being teased, I probably wouldn't be happy.
Now, no matter how realistic that guy's acting was, even if I didn't look at his constantly shaking tail and crafty gaze, I knew that he had been watching me make a fool out of myself from the very beginning, even if I didn't look at his constantly shaking tail and crafty gaze.
"Of course it's the same! Isn't the main culprit of the Thorns Forest, the evil witch from the Sleeping Beauty fairy tale right in front of me … Right, this fairy tale is different from other fairy tales. Even the evil boss isn't defeated at the end. Is it because they can't do anything to Amelia? That's why the prince and princess are living happily together. Yep, a lousy ending. It seems that I've become wiser once again and unknowingly discovered the truth. Please call me Roland with sharp eyes. "
"You're still as shameless as ever …"
The "Little Fairy" was finally unable to keep up her act and landed on my shoulder. However, I tightly gripped my White Frost sword. Since Heloise wasn't playing anymore, it could only mean that new trouble had come knocking on my door.
"What's it this time?"
"You don't want to know. Fine, you already know. "
"How could I not know? How could she be so big!? Did Amelia steal the elves' Ancient Tree of Life? "
A normal large treant would typically be around four to ten meters tall, no matter how strong they were. They could only be said to be on the same level as giants. However, the gigantic treant before me was even taller than the Titan Giants. At the very least, the deterrence he gave me was in no way inferior to that little yellow duck.
The gigantic treant slowly walked over. Every time he took a step, the earth would violently respond to his footsteps. The magical plants would scatter in all directions as if they were fleeing for their lives. When he got closer and I could see clearly, I accidentally dropped my sword as I stared in astonishment at the giant before me.
"Hahaha, look at that face! It's exactly the same as you!"
Alright then, the silly cat was actually rolling around on my shoulder in laughter. However, I could only helplessly look at the gigantic treant. Wasn't that wooden face that seemed to have been carved out by a knife exactly me?
"Hahahaha, you're actually still naked? It would seem that all of Karo will be able to see your naked body. I'm dying of laughter, I'm dying of laughter!"
That's right, the treant wasn't wearing any clothes. When I took a closer look, his body proportions were actually quite similar to mine. The only difference was that he had some extra tree bark skin. From afar, it really did seem like I was the one fighting him.
"Amelia, you bastard! What the hell are you thinking!? "
I angrily roared as I picked up my sword and charged at the treant with all my might … cough, I take back my original words. I turned around and ran halfway through my charge.
"Run as fast as you can!"
"Ha … I'm laughing so hard I can't breathe. Let me rest for a bit. Why are you running? Kill him! Do you really want your naked body to be spread all over the world?"
"I'm not even as tall as his toe. Slashing at him would be no different from being bitten by a mosquito. Have you ever heard of a mosquito killing an elephant? That's impossible. "
"Roland!"
The treant's angry roar created a huge gust of wind behind me. I simply didn't run, but the moment I started running, the treant actually chased after me while shouting like a resentful housewife.
While I was running for my life, the "little fairy" was giggling on my shoulder.
"Her Soul World is a projection of her inner world. Look at how much she thinks of you! You're definitely the most 'important' existence in her heart. "
Important? Important? I glanced at the astonishingly heavy treant behind me. From a certain standpoint, this was definitely correct.
I gritted my teeth and suddenly grabbed the "little fairy" who was still nagging. Then, I suddenly stopped, turned around, and threw her away like I was throwing a javelin.
"You're the one, Heloise! Go! Big guy, take a look at my loli meat shield! "
Alright then, my System's notification was still effective. Heloise was indeed quite tanky, but the prerequisite was that she was obedient.
While I was flying, Heloise unhesitatingly returned in her raven form and used her beak to snipe at my head. I now had a new enemy to chase after …
But, this was only the beginning of my nightmare. I couldn't even find an end to this forest's secret realm.
"That tower-like dandelion opened up. So many flower buds! It's so beautiful! "
"Beautiful my ass! That's a magical bomb! It's a cluster bomb! Hurry and dodge! "
The beautiful silver dandelion took advantage of the wind and scattered its seeds into the world. The seeds had wings and slowly floated in the air, but when they landed, they created a mushroom cloud.
"… A beautiful rose? What's this? She transformed and actually threw out flower petals. She actually cut through the tree trunk. Are these blades? What's this? It smells so good. "
"Rose Harvester. Her instantaneous explosive power is comparable to a Gold-ranked archer. She also has a certain level of melee combat ability. Don't ask about that fragrance … Forget it, since we didn't die on the spot, this level of poison can't do anything to us. "
The bright red rose field was more than large enough to form a plain. The incense in the air was actually a poison that could instantly kill a SemiDragon-class dragon. Yet, we were still fine, and we didn't even feel anything. This could only mean that our biological structure couldn't even be considered human anymore.
"What's that? An apple bomb? "
"Don't get close! It's an apple that eats humans! It loves eating human kidneys!"
The red apples that were humming "Little Apples" and jumping over to the beat of the music were the scariest type of mental pollution. The moment someone touched them, they would even scream "Don't touch me! I'm expensive! You can't afford to pay me back!" and attack the enemy physically and mentally.
"Roland, this is definitely one of your disgusting designs."
"… I won't deny it."
"A sunflower field? It's so beautiful! "
"Hurry and lower your heads! Sunflower Laser Cannon! Anyone who uses it will know! "
Absorbing the sun's energy, purifying it, and using their magical cores to focus and shoot it out was the only way these magical sunflowers could attack.
If there was only one sunflower, it would only be a light burn. However, there was an endless field of sunflowers in front of us. Not to mention, these high-heat rays were highly suitable for stacking on top of each other. It would definitely be quite pitiful to be hit.
"Damn it, what else is there!?"
The strange plants that were still in my imagination and design had all been transformed into reality. Now that we reached this field, I was starting to worry about Amelia. This seemed to have exceeded the limits of her abilities. If it wasn't that her power level had suddenly increased exponentially, then something was wrong with her.
There would always be a price to pay for exceeding one's abilities. No matter how many trump cards Amelia had, this Soul World before us was far too ridiculous. Amelia's current condition wasn't quite normal.
"I hope she's fine." I silently quickened my pace.
Our long journey was finally coming to an end. However, when we reached our destination, I was once again astonished.
"In the depths of the bramble forest, there's an ancient white jade castle. There's a staircase made of white jade that leads all the way to the top of the tower. The prince, who finally managed to overcome all the obstacles, is now hesitating …"
When the silly cat started explaining again, I didn't even know how to stop her. That was because what was in front of us was a typical fairytale castle.
When we got closer, just like in the fairytale, the black brambles sealing the castle automatically retreated and opened up a path for us.
"Let's go. Why are you just sitting there?"
"Let me calm down and mentally prepare myself. I feel like the developments are going to be quite ridiculous. At least let me prepare myself for my worldview to be ruined. "
The developments were becoming more and more ridiculous. If it wasn't for the fact that the way back was also going to be ridiculous, I would have long since turned around and left.
"Do I even need you to tell me that? Is there anyone who's related to you that isn't ridiculous? "
[System Notification: Go. The King of Gentlemen is watching you.]
Alright, which one should I comment on? Was it Heloise, who always hit me when I was down, or was it my System, who always added insult to injury?
"Why can't there be more normal people by my side!?"
"Because you yourself are abnormal!"
…
While I was still debating whether or not I should go around in circles, Karo's mage headquarters was already bustling with activity.
Not a single city's domain lord would be able to tolerate a forest suddenly appearing in their own city, especially when their own people mysteriously entered the forest and never returned.
Fortunately, Kaid, who was the highest-ranked person in the Earth Elemental Plane, guessed what had happened the moment he saw a forest appear in the Earth Elemental Plane and did his best to stabilize the situation.
"Those lords have long since reached the limit of their tolerance for Teacher Amelia. If she's caught doing some forbidden experiment or causing major trouble, she'll at the very least be stripped of her status as a teacher."
Even though Kaid did his best to suppress the news out of consideration for their past friendship, he only told the public that this was a special experiment. However, the Earth Elemental Plane was about to restore its connection with the Earth Elemental Plane. At that time, the Earth Elemental Plane would definitely send a special envoy to understand the situation. That abnormal forest was still there, so it was impossible to hide it.
"Is there still no news from Teacher Amelia? What's the result of her divination magic? Is there still no result? Is she trapped in her own Soul World? "
Divination about a person or an item's location was one of the few reliable divination magic spells out there.
His two disciples exchanged glances, not knowing how to respond. In the end, Atadia furrowed his eyebrows and told them the inconceivable result of his divination.
"The result of our divination was that Teacher Amelia isn't in that forest."
This was obviously another "yes" or "no" multiple-choice question, but this answer obviously exceeded Kaid's expectations. It was common sense that a Soul World couldn't be separated from its master's existence. Could it be that this forest wasn't a Soul World?
"What's strange is that when we asked if Teacher Amelia was in this city, the result of our divination was that she was.
"In the end, we narrowed down the location of the divination, but the result was still that forest.
"Finally, we considered a possibility, and the result of our divination proved that it was a completely incomprehensible conclusion."
Hearing this, bean-sized beads of sweat rolled down Kaid's forehead. He had already guessed that possibility.
"You're saying that that forest is …"
Deep within the forest, someone came to the same conclusion.
"That's right, that forest is Amelia herself! These countless magical plants are all part of her body, and this entire black forest is her complete form. "
"She's crazy. Can her own body be modified like this?"
"You have the cheek to talk about her? Aren't we all the same! We've long since ceased to be human. "
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